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it has been the tricky pivot for the obama campaign. they do not want to attack private equity. did you want to attack some specific deals that he did. it is complicated. it is not the typical thing of going in and starting a business and then leaving. think of it as a super mutual- fund. they took money from investors and their responsibility was to improve the return. some of his partners said they did not discuss, would this deal create jobs? they did not see it in a negative way. they did not see themselves in a job creation type of business. they were in a business that was intended to get as high of a return as possible for their investors. >> let me show our audience how this issue is playing out in the 2012 campaign. one of the most recent ads from the obama campaign and the response. >> i was a steelworker for 30 years. we had a reputation for quality products. it was something that was american made. we were not rich, but i was able to put my daughter through college. >> it is important. >> let's start but the sale of the plant. i know how business works. >> bain capit
it has been the tricky pivot for the obama campaign. they do not want to attack private equity. did you want to attack some specific deals that he did. it is complicated. it is not the typical thing of going in and starting a business and then leaving. think of it as a super mutual- fund. they took money from investors and their responsibility was to improve the return. some of his partners said they did not discuss, would this deal create jobs? they did not see it in a negative way. they did...
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on march 22 of this year, i wrote president obama a letter indicating that i could not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless i saw substantial reductions in spending and structural changes in the way we do business in the united states congress and washington d.c. why i say there is no joy for me to be here today, in my view, we have failed to do either one. it would be irresponsible for us not to raise the debt ceiling. it would be equally irresponsible if we raise it without meeting the criteria i have outlined. while we will have a discussion of all of us as it continues today, and we will probably play quarterback after this is over to figure out what we have accomplished, in my view, it is important to know there are no such in this bill. there is only a reduction in the growth of spending. that reduction is so small. $21 billion reduced in the first year, in the growth and spending. dn kansas, we hear the worl "billion" and we think it is a lot of money. it is. they will think we are finally doing something significant. the truth is we spend $4 billion more each day than we tak
on march 22 of this year, i wrote president obama a letter indicating that i could not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless i saw substantial reductions in spending and structural changes in the way we do business in the united states congress and washington d.c. why i say there is no joy for me to be here today, in my view, we have failed to do either one. it would be irresponsible for us not to raise the debt ceiling. it would be equally irresponsible if we raise it without meeting the...
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taking andin, have a 15 trillion dollar debt. he wants to spend more. does that make sense? no, it does not. in the house of representatives , for a vote, he got absolutely no support. 414 to nothing. even democrats did not want to stand up and supported. we learned a lesson we all know because of our families and businesses really -- you cannot spend your way to prosperity. our nation continues to suffer trillion dollars annual deficits. it is unfair, even immoral to do to future generations. we have a president that has a plan to deal with it. he wants to raise taxes to close that gap and to take on our unprecedented debt. instead of dealing with the spending, he wants to simply raise taxes, including on small businesses that we are you -- we are relying on to get this economy moving again. does that make sense to you? no, it does not. instead of raised taxes that are going to hurt small businesses -- by the way, we cannot raise enough taxes to catch up to the spending that we have currently projected. it's simply cannot happen
taking andin, have a 15 trillion dollar debt. he wants to spend more. does that make sense? no, it does not. in the house of representatives , for a vote, he got absolutely no support. 414 to nothing. even democrats did not want to stand up and supported. we learned a lesson we all know because of our families and businesses really -- you cannot spend your way to prosperity. our nation continues to suffer trillion dollars annual deficits. it is unfair, even immoral to do to future generations....
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thank you to president obama's fiscal responsible policy, we have seen our national debt to rise more than $5 trillion as he took office. we suffered through four straight years of trillion dollar plus deficits and an unprecedented downgrade of our nation's credit rating. 40 cents of every dollar the federal government is spending is borrowed money. we cannot continue to do that. you cannot do that. the state cannot do that. the nation cannot afford to do that. i know this is conservative that country. death is not the way we need to go for this feature. -- that is not the way we need to go for this future. when president obama was a candidate, they -- he said it was unpatriotic to at trillions to the national debt. just look at the fiscal mismanagement that you have in the neighboring state of illinois, which is obama's home state. in illinois and now has the most public debt per capita of any state in the nation. they have the most unfunded liability for the republican employee pension system. they are raising corporate and individual income tax and they are $4 billion in behind on
thank you to president obama's fiscal responsible policy, we have seen our national debt to rise more than $5 trillion as he took office. we suffered through four straight years of trillion dollar plus deficits and an unprecedented downgrade of our nation's credit rating. 40 cents of every dollar the federal government is spending is borrowed money. we cannot continue to do that. you cannot do that. the state cannot do that. the nation cannot afford to do that. i know this is conservative that...
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this is obama's legacy and he is worried about it. i think they could take this into the new year, deal with the debt limit, and extract a lot of slow growth entitlement reforms. i do not think they are willing to. >> [indiscernible] >> this is not a particular incidents where we can say yes or no to such ideas. whenever we get into a primary, whether we defeat an incumbent for a challenger, we take the voting to factor. it is a large factor. we supported challengers opposed to the debt deal in 2011. this is the sort of vote we will look at closely when we look at our options. >> can you clarify what you are abrogating for? what is it you want? >> we are for a discussion of cutting spending. we are opposed to having the conversation only about raising taxes. there is no question obama has backed many republicans into a corner sometime -- the corner. the discussion was about raising taxes on millionaires. to many republicans have fallen into the trap. if you look at the polls, you will see across the country, people are terrified of th
this is obama's legacy and he is worried about it. i think they could take this into the new year, deal with the debt limit, and extract a lot of slow growth entitlement reforms. i do not think they are willing to. >> [indiscernible] >> this is not a particular incidents where we can say yes or no to such ideas. whenever we get into a primary, whether we defeat an incumbent for a challenger, we take the voting to factor. it is a large factor. we supported challengers opposed to the...
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obama care is what cut medicare by $716 billion on. let me tell you a few specific things i would do immediately to cut the debt. first of all, i would repeal obama care as quickly as possible. secondly, i would defund the high-speed rail in central california, which nobody wants, nobody thinks we can afford, nobody wants to pay for it. i would look for agencies like the n.e.a. and p.d.s. and, yes, it's time for you to make it on your own. not only that, i would do everything we could again. get that debt down. lower those interest rates. lower the interest that we're paying every single day. everybody pays that, the middle class, every single person, senior, young and old. i'm tired out of hearing dr. ruiz it's always one group of people against another. you know, we can save medicare, dr. ruiz. i know we can save it. we can save it for this generation, we can save it if you're 55 and over. but you know what else, dr. ruiz? we can save it for our generation and our children's generation and our grandchildren's as well, but not by igno
obama care is what cut medicare by $716 billion on. let me tell you a few specific things i would do immediately to cut the debt. first of all, i would repeal obama care as quickly as possible. secondly, i would defund the high-speed rail in central california, which nobody wants, nobody thinks we can afford, nobody wants to pay for it. i would look for agencies like the n.e.a. and p.d.s. and, yes, it's time for you to make it on your own. not only that, i would do everything we could again....
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no alteration in our debt course. under the president's budget plan, using the white house's own numbers, the total federal debt will hit approximately $26 trillion. and an increase of 75% from 2011. 75% increase in total debt. interest costs, interest costs will rise from $225 billion this year to $850 billion annually. and the spending will increase, spending overall will not be cut but increased by more than 60% by your own budget submission. this year's deficit will be the fourth consecutive deficit. medicare and social security for which the president proposes no reforms will continue on the path to insolvency. but if this were not bad enough, no serious solutions to ser -- serious problems, the administration has given the budget. the president claims his proposal would achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the 10 years. i guess we should all relax. this is false, and i hope you won't repeat that number. under the president's proposal, we will accumulate $11.2 trillion in new debt. under the debt limit a
no alteration in our debt course. under the president's budget plan, using the white house's own numbers, the total federal debt will hit approximately $26 trillion. and an increase of 75% from 2011. 75% increase in total debt. interest costs, interest costs will rise from $225 billion this year to $850 billion annually. and the spending will increase, spending overall will not be cut but increased by more than 60% by your own budget submission. this year's deficit will be the fourth...
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president obama did not cause the recession, but he most certainly failed to lead the recovery. his stimulus protective government did not protect the american people. they have promised to hold unemployment below 8%. they did not. his stimulus was as ineffective as it was expensive. his obama care did not create jobs either. it was thought frank that hurt the community banks when it came to loaning to small businesses. the two big to fail banks are bigger today than they were before. he also failed on so many of the promises, it is hard to list them all. on the issue of jobs, he failed. but on one goal, he succeeded. to raise energy prices. all in all, president obama prolong the recession and slow the recovery. president obama's economic strategy is busted. these troubling facts are the president's legacy and are now our shared history. as much as we would like to, we cannot undo what has happened. for the families that lost their homes, the factories that have been closed, the students that had to drop out of college, those that could never make it to the front door, those ar
president obama did not cause the recession, but he most certainly failed to lead the recovery. his stimulus protective government did not protect the american people. they have promised to hold unemployment below 8%. they did not. his stimulus was as ineffective as it was expensive. his obama care did not create jobs either. it was thought frank that hurt the community banks when it came to loaning to small businesses. the two big to fail banks are bigger today than they were before. he also...
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to discuss issues surrounding the european debt crisis. the president will meet with the russian president before the summit and the mexican president. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is in janesville, wisconsin, this morning on this fourth day of his bus tour through six battleground states, including new hampshire, pennsylvania, ohio, iowa, and michigan. holding a campaign rally at manufacturing plant. he will be joined by scott walker. we will have live coverage starting at 10:25 eastern on c- span. it will also be available at c- span.org. the supreme court meets for a couple more weeks. they could release their decision this month regarding the constitutionality of the nation's health-care law. shortly after the decision is announced, we will open the phone lines to get your reaction. that will be live on c-span. also, you can hear the oral arguments in the health care law from the end of march. it's available at our website, c-span.org. at an event on friday with a better ginsburg gave no hints about which way the court
to discuss issues surrounding the european debt crisis. the president will meet with the russian president before the summit and the mexican president. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is in janesville, wisconsin, this morning on this fourth day of his bus tour through six battleground states, including new hampshire, pennsylvania, ohio, iowa, and michigan. holding a campaign rally at manufacturing plant. he will be joined by scott walker. we will have live coverage starting at...
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the obama approach is more debt, more taxes, and more blaming others. we can expect this will not be a proactive budget built to promote fiscal responsibility and future prosperity. and future prosperity. it appears we will see a bloated budget that doubles down on the failed policies of the past. republicans know that we can do better. every day, hard-working taxpayers, families, and business owners balance their budgets on time without excuses. they live within their means by setting priorities and making tough choices. they want and deserve a smaller and smarter government that does the same. they are not seeing that in washington, d.c. they are increasingly witnessing the conservative approach in state capitals. while washington borrows at a staggering $2.5 billion a day to keep the lights on, republican governors have slashed deficits. in virginia, we closed $6 billion in budget shortfalls without raising taxes and produced nearly $1 billion in surplus over the last two years by putting more money into transportation, colleges, and universities. in
the obama approach is more debt, more taxes, and more blaming others. we can expect this will not be a proactive budget built to promote fiscal responsibility and future prosperity. and future prosperity. it appears we will see a bloated budget that doubles down on the failed policies of the past. republicans know that we can do better. every day, hard-working taxpayers, families, and business owners balance their budgets on time without excuses. they live within their means by setting...
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>> president obama reminds us of another great president, who also captured our hearts and minds over 50 years ago. he inspired hope that better days were ahead. is that president kennedy convinced my grandmother, that her sons would get the shot of the american dream to hard work and education, president obama makes me believe that if we continue to invest in our future, that dream will still be alive for my son. [applause] thank you. i am here because i share that belief. it is a great pleasure to introduce someone else wishes that vision. she is an author, attorney, a mother, and above all, someone who inspires us. please give a warm round of applause for caroline kennedy. [applause] >> hi, everybody. how are you? thank you for coming out. i am honored and moved it to be here. my father began his campaign for the presidency here. i have always wanted to come here. i cannot -- [inaudible] i cannot think of a more important reason to come here and to join with all of you to make sure that barack obama is reelected as the next president of the united states. [applause] every time i go
>> president obama reminds us of another great president, who also captured our hearts and minds over 50 years ago. he inspired hope that better days were ahead. is that president kennedy convinced my grandmother, that her sons would get the shot of the american dream to hard work and education, president obama makes me believe that if we continue to invest in our future, that dream will still be alive for my son. [applause] thank you. i am here because i share that belief. it is a great...
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obama was not talking about jobs or how to control spending. all he wants is an unlimited debt ceiling increase in he can continue going forward. you will see us continue to fight for those principles. we know that is what will eventually help solve these problems. >> look, what we need -- i guess -- roc but something forward that when to 2 rates. -- 2% rates. we should have raised taxes -- we need a plan that inspires. everyone understands that the tax code is broken. how many of you inc. said the tax code is broken? every hand goes up. think about it. any tax code that says half the population, you do not have to participate in the vein tax, is broken. any tax code that says to american companies we will charge you the highest corporate rate in the world is stupid. it is broken and stupid. you might want to start over. here is what we are for, here is what helps your family. here is how it makes a difference for you personally. this is why it would give more opportunity for your children coming out of college. it has to connect personally wit
obama was not talking about jobs or how to control spending. all he wants is an unlimited debt ceiling increase in he can continue going forward. you will see us continue to fight for those principles. we know that is what will eventually help solve these problems. >> look, what we need -- i guess -- roc but something forward that when to 2 rates. -- 2% rates. we should have raised taxes -- we need a plan that inspires. everyone understands that the tax code is broken. how many of you...
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but that is the obama record on the economy. high unemployment and massive amounts of debt. it is time for us to go in a different direction. and we are fortunate to have someone running for office who has the right experience, the right background, the right expertise, and the know how to grow jobs the old-fashioned way, in the private economy. to get this economy going again by doing away with the excessive regulation and the workstation that is keeping this economy from getting back on its feet. we have someone who has experience creating jobs in the private sector, who has turned up failing enterprises around, turned the olympics around, turned the state of massachusetts around, somebody who can get this country rolling again. i hope will not miss an opportunity, starting tomorrow night, to make mitt romney our representatives in the united states. if you want a president who understands the greatness of this country is not in government institutions, and you do not make this country better by massively expanding the size of government, by what we've seen in this preside
but that is the obama record on the economy. high unemployment and massive amounts of debt. it is time for us to go in a different direction. and we are fortunate to have someone running for office who has the right experience, the right background, the right expertise, and the know how to grow jobs the old-fashioned way, in the private economy. to get this economy going again by doing away with the excessive regulation and the workstation that is keeping this economy from getting back on its...
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and you've again endorsed president obama. would you explain why you think he's the right choice inner america and the right choice inner hoosiers? >> i appreciate the fact that i could not possibly have framed my argument better than you guys are doing it. i think the fact we see this bickering every election psych sl what i saw when i ran before. you can't fix this problem from within. if you think about how many lobbyists who would lose their jobs if they solve the problems they claim to oppose. few think about all the people that make their living off multimillion dollar political campaigns. what do you get out of this process. what do you get after electing somebody that cost $20 million and when trillions of dollars are at stake here and lives are at stake here and our own children are being sent to wars to protect us from guys with exploding underpants. but we are mortgaging our children's futures off. we've been doing this for so long. the last is00 years we've been tanging the wrong direction. we've let the wrong peop
and you've again endorsed president obama. would you explain why you think he's the right choice inner america and the right choice inner hoosiers? >> i appreciate the fact that i could not possibly have framed my argument better than you guys are doing it. i think the fact we see this bickering every election psych sl what i saw when i ran before. you can't fix this problem from within. if you think about how many lobbyists who would lose their jobs if they solve the problems they claim...
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on the debt ceiling, on the jobs still -- a jobs bill, on immigration. sean had even said last week that if president obama had his way, osama bin laden would still be alive. where does that come from? he gave the orders. though approved the plan? -- approved the plan? it was not george w. bush. give the man credited for something. host: we had a caller in the last segment who was critical of this network. guest: in the book, i talk about the fact that part of the problem with the violent rhetoric that we see today is violent rhetoric can lead to violent actions. we have seen that in many cases certainly the political atmosphere in tucson was very poisonous. the guy that killed the nine people and shocked gabrielle giffords was caught up in that. -- and shot gabrielle giffords was caught up in bad. words have consequences. host: barney frank -- guest: you are walking into the house of representatives by tea party rally years outside. totally unacceptable. john lewis is an icon. i believe. he should get the respect of all americans. it does not mean you h
on the debt ceiling, on the jobs still -- a jobs bill, on immigration. sean had even said last week that if president obama had his way, osama bin laden would still be alive. where does that come from? he gave the orders. though approved the plan? -- approved the plan? it was not george w. bush. give the man credited for something. host: we had a caller in the last segment who was critical of this network. guest: in the book, i talk about the fact that part of the problem with the violent...
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it came out of the pockets of taxpayers or it increased our debt to china. that is where the money came from. as pope said, there was not as many shovel ready jobs-president obama said, there were not as many shovel ready jobs as he thought. >> the cut its way to pay down the debt and the deficit is create a growing economy. that is what we are focused on. we are focused on small business and. that means cutting their taxes and streamlining taxes. make sure the have the loans that they need. we want to see made in america. rebuilding our infrastructure. built towns, roads, and water systems across our state. we need to refocus on building new roads and projects. i can tell you, we have tough choices to make. we can tighten our belt. we can cut spending. we have to do it precisely and carefully. we cannot have a "slash only" approach. >> can you suggest something that you would cut? she talks about cutting taxes and getting small businesses of the loans they need, but she has not done any of these things. what we need to get small business is going is to get
it came out of the pockets of taxpayers or it increased our debt to china. that is where the money came from. as pope said, there was not as many shovel ready jobs-president obama said, there were not as many shovel ready jobs as he thought. >> the cut its way to pay down the debt and the deficit is create a growing economy. that is what we are focused on. we are focused on small business and. that means cutting their taxes and streamlining taxes. make sure the have the loans that they...
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it probably happened under republican president watches along with president obama. it is not his fault that this is happened. it may happen again, even though these rules may be put into place. republicans seem to care more about the debt and deficit, but they never mention that when there is a republican president. host: where do you think the problem lies where it comes to excessive spending, the gsa conference the cost of for $800,000, where does that come from? you think it has been happening a long time. caller: it comes from whoever is in charge of distributing the money. somebody in that agency is responsible. it is not the president. it is an agency issue. host: let's go to aoridag, joshua, republican. good morning. caller: i believe these ideas are sound. at the same time, i believe they are not going to help. we need a boulder proposal that would require a constitutional amendment by the states. i hope they will use their article five powers in implementing the rules. go further. host: how far should they go? what would you put in place? caller: i would ch
it probably happened under republican president watches along with president obama. it is not his fault that this is happened. it may happen again, even though these rules may be put into place. republicans seem to care more about the debt and deficit, but they never mention that when there is a republican president. host: where do you think the problem lies where it comes to excessive spending, the gsa conference the cost of for $800,000, where does that come from? you think it has been...
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our national debt is at record levels and families are buried under higher prices for things like food and gasoline. and yet the president has said the private sector is doing fine. this is more than a policy failure. it is a moral failure. i know the president will say that he inherited the economic crisis, and that is true. but we should not allow the challenges he faced four years ago to divert our attention from another important fact. the president pursued policies that have made this the slowest recovery since the great depression. and he broke promises many people were counting on to build a brighter future. it did not have to be this way. just compare this president's record with the first term of ronald reagan. president reagan also faced an economic crisis. in fact, in 1982, the unemployment rate peaked nearly 11%. but in the two years that followed, just two years, he delivered a true recovery. economic growth and job creation or three times higher than in the obama economy. if president obama had delivered a real recovery, a reagan recovery, we would have 5 million more job
our national debt is at record levels and families are buried under higher prices for things like food and gasoline. and yet the president has said the private sector is doing fine. this is more than a policy failure. it is a moral failure. i know the president will say that he inherited the economic crisis, and that is true. but we should not allow the challenges he faced four years ago to divert our attention from another important fact. the president pursued policies that have made this the...
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president obama that matches the amount of debt from george washington to almost president bill clinton, when i look at the fact that our debt-to-g.d.p. ratio which means what we areology compared to what we are producing for the first time since world war ii, we are upside down. we are about 101% to 102%. unemployment that has been at or above 8% for 34 straight months, let's talk about unemployment in the african-american community. we had a black conservative forum a couple days ago that c-span covered, you are talking about 16 president unemployment. i think when we look at these hard fax fakts and these economic indicators, these policies have not been successful. and i think that when you see a failure of these policies i wish the president would move away from some of the divisive rhetoric that we see and come to the table and sit down with us. you know, the payroll tax cut issue, you know, we passed legislation that would have tended that payroll tax cut for a year, sustained growth rate, the doc fix for two years. yet what do we get back from the senate and what the president s
president obama that matches the amount of debt from george washington to almost president bill clinton, when i look at the fact that our debt-to-g.d.p. ratio which means what we areology compared to what we are producing for the first time since world war ii, we are upside down. we are about 101% to 102%. unemployment that has been at or above 8% for 34 straight months, let's talk about unemployment in the african-american community. we had a black conservative forum a couple days ago that...
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the "usa today," obama's budget plan leaves debt bomb ticking. "the boston herald," president obama has apparently decided that he is not going to be part of the solution to the nation's enormous debt -- or excuse me, deficit, which would make him, yes, part of the problem. mr. speaker, our friends across the aisle continuously discuss the issue of medicare which we know is one of the growing problems when we're dealing with the debt. our democrat friends continue to say that republicans are cutting medicare and changing it as we know it. and yet in obamacare they cut a half a trillion dollars out of medicare. i have a quote from the congressional budget office as well and my friend across the aisle had one a few moments ago. this quote is from 12/19/09. the government takeover of health care could, quote, reduce access to care or diminish the quality of care. i also have a quote from the government accountability office , medicare remains on a path that is fiscally unsustainable over the long-term. mr. speaker, the house republicans passed -- th
the "usa today," obama's budget plan leaves debt bomb ticking. "the boston herald," president obama has apparently decided that he is not going to be part of the solution to the nation's enormous debt -- or excuse me, deficit, which would make him, yes, part of the problem. mr. speaker, our friends across the aisle continuously discuss the issue of medicare which we know is one of the growing problems when we're dealing with the debt. our democrat friends continue to say...
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the debt ceiling vote will come up every month or so as obama keeps hitting the ceiling. that gives them discipline to require spending restraint. the continuing resolutions. harry reid plays politics instead of governing. they will just keep it going. they have to vote to keep that money going. they said it will extend it weeks. the republicans forced him to do the things he said he was for. we have lots of things obama claims he is for. we will make him make those spending restraints. obama will be on a short leash fiscally speaking for the next four years. he may decide to block small countries he cannot renounce -- he may decide to blow up small countries he cannot pronounce. if he got everything he wanted in his budget, he is still $8 trillion short. subpoena the documents on carbon tax they have been discussing at treasury. they might be for a carbon tax if the republicans would recommend it. that is a body blow to middle- income americans. that is the real fight obama wants. that is the only to get spending up. host: colleen in new jersey. caller: i have a couple o
the debt ceiling vote will come up every month or so as obama keeps hitting the ceiling. that gives them discipline to require spending restraint. the continuing resolutions. harry reid plays politics instead of governing. they will just keep it going. they have to vote to keep that money going. they said it will extend it weeks. the republicans forced him to do the things he said he was for. we have lots of things obama claims he is for. we will make him make those spending restraints. obama...
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president obama stated something similar for the future. he said we should take half of the war fund and use it for deficit and half for people programs. and he stated that we spend more than the top ten countries in the military come bind and it's disproportionate, we can do that. can we really do that with the military contractors doing what eisenhower long ago says the is the military industrial complex, can we do that? is that better than to pull the money from social security and medicare where -- remember i told you worked for the chief of the staff aging committee under him. and he worked so hard to protect social security and medicare. and the deal we have protects it to 2035 and beyond if the economy improves. seniors have paid in to social security and medicare and actually there is a surplus because of that which is what the folks are trying to pull out of and use for these other purposes now. isn't it better to do what president obama has proposed and perhaps if we have the political will to use some of the military funding for
president obama stated something similar for the future. he said we should take half of the war fund and use it for deficit and half for people programs. and he stated that we spend more than the top ten countries in the military come bind and it's disproportionate, we can do that. can we really do that with the military contractors doing what eisenhower long ago says the is the military industrial complex, can we do that? is that better than to pull the money from social security and medicare...
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face another debt ceiling increase. that is putting politics ahead of national security. i authored the bill and passed it to prevent the president's devastating defense cuts from occurring by cutting wasteful spending to replace these defense cuts. >> paul ryan, you mentioned bob woodward, who will be our guest next monday. i want to get your reaction to the comments and also what it means for congress as they go home and deal with their vote on issues like sequestration. >> the cuts are coming because they put together a super committee, and we work to try to figure out who is going to be on it and what is going to happen, and it is over. nothing super happen. nothing happened at all. now we are stuck with plan b, which nobody is happy with. there was a lot of embarrassment that this was their grand scheme, and it ended pretty quickly, and everyone is backpedaling. it is not surprising. no one seems to be happy with the defense cuts. there's a lot to combine in a megadeal. >> it is interesting to see the pressure begi
face another debt ceiling increase. that is putting politics ahead of national security. i authored the bill and passed it to prevent the president's devastating defense cuts from occurring by cutting wasteful spending to replace these defense cuts. >> paul ryan, you mentioned bob woodward, who will be our guest next monday. i want to get your reaction to the comments and also what it means for congress as they go home and deal with their vote on issues like sequestration. >> the...
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but that is the obama record on the economy. high unemployment and massive amounts of debt. it is time for us to go in a different direction. [applause] and we are fortunate to have someone running for office who has the right experience, the right background, the right expertise, and the know how to grow jobs the old-fashioned way, in the private economy. to get this economy going again by doing away with the excessive regulation and the workstation that is keeping this economy from getting back on its feet. we have someone who has experience creating jobs in the private sector, who has turned up failing enterprises around, turned the olympics around, turned the state of massachusetts around, somebody who can get this country rolling again. i hope will not miss an opportunity, starting tomorrow night, to make mitt romney our representatives in the united states. [applause] if you want a president who understands the greatness of this country is not in government institutions, and you do not make this country better by massively expanding the size of government, by what we'v
but that is the obama record on the economy. high unemployment and massive amounts of debt. it is time for us to go in a different direction. [applause] and we are fortunate to have someone running for office who has the right experience, the right background, the right expertise, and the know how to grow jobs the old-fashioned way, in the private economy. to get this economy going again by doing away with the excessive regulation and the workstation that is keeping this economy from getting...
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[cheering and applause] from day one, president obama has told you where he stands. what he believes. and what he is doing to make our middle-class strong again. american -- america is moving forward under president obama's leadership. that's a fact. it is our job in the next nine weeks to make sure the american people know the facts. your vote is a valuable thing. in trust it to someone who respects you enough to tell you the truth. all of us should join together in voting for president obama and, together, let's make the will of the people a lot of the land. thank you very much. [cheering and applause] ♪ >> please welcome doug stern, cincinnati firefighter. >> hello. my name is doug stern. i'm an ohio firemen, an unlikely choice to be addressing you this evening. for the vast majority of my voting life, have been a republican. so why am i here? something has happened recently -- the republican party left people like me. as a member of the middle-class, that left me and they certainly left me as a public employee. [applause] somewhere along the way, being a public
[cheering and applause] from day one, president obama has told you where he stands. what he believes. and what he is doing to make our middle-class strong again. american -- america is moving forward under president obama's leadership. that's a fact. it is our job in the next nine weeks to make sure the american people know the facts. your vote is a valuable thing. in trust it to someone who respects you enough to tell you the truth. all of us should join together in voting for president obama...
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president obama has put our nation on a path to debt, to doubt, and a nation in decline. it is up to us to get this country back on the right track and to retrieve the american idea, and that is the kind of leadership mitt romney is going to provide for our country. the problem we have had is president obama and too many politicians like him in washington have been more concerned about their next election than they have about the next generation, and that has to end. we need leaders. i see pete hoekstra over here. you need to send him to the united states senate so we can turn that place around as well. we will lead. we will honor you, michi- ganders, by giving you a choice of two leaders. we will not -- the issues. we will take responsibility. we will not transform this country into something that it was never intended to be. we will reapply our founding principles. over the last few years, we have seen a pretty good glimpse of what the president thinks, of what he believes, where he thinks the country should be. do you remember joe the plumber? it is a belief that the e
president obama has put our nation on a path to debt, to doubt, and a nation in decline. it is up to us to get this country back on the right track and to retrieve the american idea, and that is the kind of leadership mitt romney is going to provide for our country. the problem we have had is president obama and too many politicians like him in washington have been more concerned about their next election than they have about the next generation, and that has to end. we need leaders. i see pete...
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president is not asking for -- he is asking for authority to raise the debt debt ceiling. you point out rightly in the constitution it is congress' job to deal with that. what he is asking for is legal authority to do that, and to president obama has not argued that he has inherent authority to do that. some others have argued that. some others have argued president that the authority to raise the debt ceiling. president obama has not asked for that and ask for congress to provide him a short-term legal authority to raise the debt ceiling. there may be some confusion exactly on what the president had asked for. but he has asked for the legal authority to raise the debt ceiling for a short term, i guess two-year. with regards to paying for things, you know, i'd threat -- can't agree with all of your points but i agree with your basic will go because there is always a disconnect between what is provided to folks, whether it is the gas tax that goes to building roads and highways that people use every day but not realizing that they are paying for that. a variety of other thi
president is not asking for -- he is asking for authority to raise the debt debt ceiling. you point out rightly in the constitution it is congress' job to deal with that. what he is asking for is legal authority to do that, and to president obama has not argued that he has inherent authority to do that. some others have argued that. some others have argued president that the authority to raise the debt ceiling. president obama has not asked for that and ask for congress to provide him a...
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this is obama's legacy and he is worried about it. i think they could take this into the new year, deal with the debt limit and extract a lot of pro growth entitlement reforms if they wanted to. i don't think they are willing to go that far. >> this is not a particular instance where we can say yes or no but when ever we get into a primary where we aim to defeint an incumbent we take the voting into factor, it is a large factor. we supported challengers who were opposed to the debt deal, 2011 and this is the sort of vote we will look at when we look at our options in 2014. >> can you clarify what you're advocating for? are you advocating to go over the cliff? what is it you want? >> we are for discussion of cutting spending. we are opposed to having the conversation only about raising taxes and i don't think that there is any question that the obama has backed some republicans into a corner. so too many republicans have fallen into that trap. if you look at the polls you will see across the country people are in favor of spending cuts
this is obama's legacy and he is worried about it. i think they could take this into the new year, deal with the debt limit and extract a lot of pro growth entitlement reforms if they wanted to. i don't think they are willing to go that far. >> this is not a particular instance where we can say yes or no but when ever we get into a primary where we aim to defeint an incumbent we take the voting into factor, it is a large factor. we supported challengers who were opposed to the debt deal,...
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rates to have college graduates pay off their debt. mr. speaker, the american dream is all about providing americans the opportunity to succeed if they work hard. every american family should be able to afford higher education. every young person should have a chance. i commend president obama for his commitment to american families and for making higher education an economic imperative. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. as the founding co-chair of the h.i.v. caucus -- caucus, i rise to honor h.i.v. awareness day. february 7 is the important day to recognize the effect this epidemic has on african-americans. although a 14% of the u.s. population, fringe fingerprints account for almost half of those living and dying with h.i.v. and aids in this country. this year's theme, i am my brother's keeper, i
rates to have college graduates pay off their debt. mr. speaker, the american dream is all about providing americans the opportunity to succeed if they work hard. every american family should be able to afford higher education. every young person should have a chance. i commend president obama for his commitment to american families and for making higher education an economic imperative. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek...
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if we go from where we were when obama took office and to almost $5 trillion of additional debt in three years is unbelievable. it is more taxation, more regulation, more unionization. these of the things the president has promoted. it is the opposite of what you need to do to encourage the entrepreneur to take risks and grow, borrow capital and create jobs. while i've heard he wants to consolidate the small business administration, department of commerce and elevated to cabinet level position and create efficiencies, and if he is serious about it he says it will save $3 billion over 10 years. then fine, i applaud him. but that is a drop in a the bucket compared to what needs to be done. as long as he does not change his view that we cannot cut entitlements, it will not work. everybody knows you cannot balance this horrific $1.50 trillion a year deficit if you are not serious about entitlement reform and government reform across the spectrum. and so i hope he is serious. i hope that when he is right, that we find that common ground and cut government, but there is so much more to do. i d
if we go from where we were when obama took office and to almost $5 trillion of additional debt in three years is unbelievable. it is more taxation, more regulation, more unionization. these of the things the president has promoted. it is the opposite of what you need to do to encourage the entrepreneur to take risks and grow, borrow capital and create jobs. while i've heard he wants to consolidate the small business administration, department of commerce and elevated to cabinet level position...
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president obama highlighted these issues in his state of the union across, and therefore, it's ironic that the department of education, which reports to him, is increasing the cost of higher education with unnecessary rules and regulations. at the higher ed -- higher education subcommittee hearing on college costs we heard how colleges and universities could cut costs. we heard from colleges who cut their operating budgets, offered expedited degree programs and encouraged dual enrollment by high school students. students and families are struggling to make ends meet and higher education institutions must find ways to cut costs. imposing onerous rules and regulations at the federal level is a disincentive for the schools to do that. it's also a major disincentive to one of the major innovations in higher education, distance learning. these unnecessary federal regulations means increased regulatory burdens for institutions and in turn greater compliance costs trigmed down to increased -- triggled down to -- trickled down to families. this is what happens when washington gets too big. th
president obama highlighted these issues in his state of the union across, and therefore, it's ironic that the department of education, which reports to him, is increasing the cost of higher education with unnecessary rules and regulations. at the higher ed -- higher education subcommittee hearing on college costs we heard how colleges and universities could cut costs. we heard from colleges who cut their operating budgets, offered expedited degree programs and encouraged dual enrollment by...
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it has been the tricky pivot for the obama campaign. they do not want to attack private equity. did you want to attack some specific deals that he did. it is complicated. it is not the typical thing of going in and starting a business and then leaving. think of it as a super mutual- fund. they took money from investors and their responsibility was to improve the return. some of his partners said they did not discuss, would this deal create jobs? they did not see it in a negative way. they did not see themselves in a job creation type of business. they were in a business that was intended to get as high of a return as possible for their investors. >> let me show our audience how this issue is playing out in the 2012 campaign. one of the most recent ads from the obama campaign and the response. >> i was a steelworker for 30 years. we had a reputation for quality products. it was something that was american made. we were not rich, but i was able to put my daughter through college. >> it is important. >> let's start but the sale of the plant. i know how business works. >> bain capit
it has been the tricky pivot for the obama campaign. they do not want to attack private equity. did you want to attack some specific deals that he did. it is complicated. it is not the typical thing of going in and starting a business and then leaving. think of it as a super mutual- fund. they took money from investors and their responsibility was to improve the return. some of his partners said they did not discuss, would this deal create jobs? they did not see it in a negative way. they did...
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washington's debt is $15.30 trillion, 42% higher than when president obama took office. before there was a president obama, the good old days, we had never had an annual budget deficit of more than $459 billion. over the four years of his term, which will never see a deficit of less than $1 trillion. that is why for the safety and security and prosperity of this country, this has to be his only term. people ask, where is all the spending? first, there is a trillion dollars worth of budget tricks that are making it more expensive for private sector businesses to create jobs. under this health care plan -- a lot of town meetings, any place i go, i say, how many of you think you will pay more for health care under "obamacare"? every hand goes up. how many of you believe that the quality of your care will go down, and every hand goes up. that is not what the american people have come to expect, not what they will accept. then where did the money go? the so-called stimulus program. $800 billion, many going to companies like solyndra. remember all those shovel-ready products?
washington's debt is $15.30 trillion, 42% higher than when president obama took office. before there was a president obama, the good old days, we had never had an annual budget deficit of more than $459 billion. over the four years of his term, which will never see a deficit of less than $1 trillion. that is why for the safety and security and prosperity of this country, this has to be his only term. people ask, where is all the spending? first, there is a trillion dollars worth of budget...
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deal to raise the debt ceiling. first, senate majority leader harry reid and republican majority leader mitch mcconnell will talk on the senate floor about the january fiscal deadline. >> since our country voted to return president obama to the white house, i have spoken often about compromise. i remain optimistic that, when it comes to our economy, when it comes to protecting middle-class families from a whopping tax hike, republicans and democrats will be able to find common ground. president dwight eisenhower, a republican, once said, "people talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. there have to be compromises. the middle of the road is all usable space." so said white house and higher. -- dwight eisenhower. too often, we face off, not realizing that the solution rests somewhere in the middle. i remind everyone of one fact. this congress is one vote away from avoiding a fiscal cliff for middle-class families and small businesses. we can solve the greatest economic emergency facing the na
deal to raise the debt ceiling. first, senate majority leader harry reid and republican majority leader mitch mcconnell will talk on the senate floor about the january fiscal deadline. >> since our country voted to return president obama to the white house, i have spoken often about compromise. i remain optimistic that, when it comes to our economy, when it comes to protecting middle-class families from a whopping tax hike, republicans and democrats will be able to find common ground....
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they hijacked the conversation when they began to speak about debt constantly instead of looking into the recovery for the american people, such as president obama has put in place with the stimulus plan. as we were just starting to recover, they hijacked the conversation and brought it true debt.o i don't believe they will have a successful conversation going forward. it will probably finance the wealthy and not provide real jobs for americans. host: is that part of the conversation? caller: it is part of it, but it should not be the main focus for america. right now we need to get our country back on its feet. host: part of what mr. ryan says this morning is that we reject calls to raise taxes, but revenue remains steady under our budget -- when nikki haley clinton township, michigan, dorothy, hello. caller: good morning. i am registered i republican, but i'm switching independent. phil ron paul is trying to make a difference. if they don't do something, the money is going to run out. all the entitlements and benefits people have put their money into, it's not going to be there. we
they hijacked the conversation when they began to speak about debt constantly instead of looking into the recovery for the american people, such as president obama has put in place with the stimulus plan. as we were just starting to recover, they hijacked the conversation and brought it true debt.o i don't believe they will have a successful conversation going forward. it will probably finance the wealthy and not provide real jobs for americans. host: is that part of the conversation? caller:...
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of course, the republican strategy of rejecting president obama's jobs bill and manufacturing a debt ceiling crisis, that contributed greatly to this economic crisis that we're in right now. now, my republican friends like to talk about tough choices, about how there needs to be sacrifice in order to get our fiscal house in order. but why is it time and time and time again that their tough choices always seem to hurt the most vulnerable americans? why does their idea of sacrifice always mean poor people getting less food or students getting less help with their tuition or states getting less help with their roads and their bridges? you know, it takes no political courage, zero, to say to the very wealthy, you could keep all of your tax cuts, all of your special tax breaks and protect all those loopholes, takes no courage, takes no guts to help out millionaire hedge fund traders who write giant checks to shadowing super p.a.c.'s. this debate should be about standing with the middle class instead of always standing with the millionaires and billionaires. if my republican friends were s
of course, the republican strategy of rejecting president obama's jobs bill and manufacturing a debt ceiling crisis, that contributed greatly to this economic crisis that we're in right now. now, my republican friends like to talk about tough choices, about how there needs to be sacrifice in order to get our fiscal house in order. but why is it time and time and time again that their tough choices always seem to hurt the most vulnerable americans? why does their idea of sacrifice always mean...
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he cut over $400 billion in debt, all like rid -- all while cutting taxes and creating new jobs. he is the only proven conservative leader who can a beat obama. newt gingrich, he is the only one. host: we have been talking about these super pacs running ads against their opponents. this one was for their guy. guest: most have been negative, but some have been positive. if you are watching "wheel of fortune" with the nightly news, you'll probably it not notice it is not the campaign. that is the world we live in. host: winston-salem, go ahead. caller: good morning, greta, good morning, michael. kudos to c-span. when i was watching that segment you had on "the contenders," they had rested on a george mcgovern, and it talks about the nixon campaign, rich guys, let them go ahead an average folks today and have hundreds of millions of dollars, and something to the effect of we would rather have 1 million people donate $25, etc. the other thing to come out of "the contenders" is that when a television became a really big deal, moving from truman and eisenhower, eisenhower to kennedy, t
he cut over $400 billion in debt, all like rid -- all while cutting taxes and creating new jobs. he is the only proven conservative leader who can a beat obama. newt gingrich, he is the only one. host: we have been talking about these super pacs running ads against their opponents. this one was for their guy. guest: most have been negative, but some have been positive. if you are watching "wheel of fortune" with the nightly news, you'll probably it not notice it is not the campaign....
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the debt we owe to those who fight and die for our freedoms. [applause] the president and mrs. obama had done so much to encourage americans to do more to recognize and support these great patriots. they have led the fight for the men and women who have fought for our nation. as this country faces tough economic times, we must do everything we can to ease the transition of the thousands of service members who will come home from war to civilian life. they fought for us. the least we can do is fight for them. [applause] it is now my honor to introduce one of those soldiers. senator jack hegel. he led an infantry squad in vietnam -- senator chuck hegel. like millions of our generation, he demonstrated bravery, patriotism and heroism on the battlefield. he also demonstrated that patriotism and bravery and heroism in his life of public service. thank you for honoring us with your presence today and thank you for your commitment to the united states of america. god bless you. [applause] >> thank you. i'm honored to be among the today. i'm grateful for the opportunity to say a couple
the debt we owe to those who fight and die for our freedoms. [applause] the president and mrs. obama had done so much to encourage americans to do more to recognize and support these great patriots. they have led the fight for the men and women who have fought for our nation. as this country faces tough economic times, we must do everything we can to ease the transition of the thousands of service members who will come home from war to civilian life. they fought for us. the least we can do is...
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this week president obama called on congress to act. remarkably, as i said several times tonight, republicans in congress are threatening to just allow the doubling of student loan interest rates. americans owe more tuition debt, more student loan debt than there's crad debt and student loan bore -- credit card debt and student loan borrowing is more common than a decade ago. this is because states are sending less money to public universities so public universities have to make up their money by increasing tuition and that means students having to borrow more money. at a time when the average student loan debt is about $25,000 and tuition prices continue to rise, students are borrowing more than ever to complete their degrees. seven million undergreat wits would be affected. that's -- undergraduates would be affected. that's seven million by doubling of student loan interest rates, raising the cost by about $1,000 per person. our nation student loan debt burden is massive and now exceeds $1 trillion. after initially blocking any soluti
this week president obama called on congress to act. remarkably, as i said several times tonight, republicans in congress are threatening to just allow the doubling of student loan interest rates. americans owe more tuition debt, more student loan debt than there's crad debt and student loan bore -- credit card debt and student loan borrowing is more common than a decade ago. this is because states are sending less money to public universities so public universities have to make up their money...
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. >> do you support obama having the power to increase the debt limit? >> can you clarify something? when he talk about trillions of dollars in cuts , does that factor cuts in cluded in the sequester? >> in the budget control act, it calls for over $1 trillion in cuts. >> the president opposed to propose of wedlock in a certain amount for entitlement programs. do democrats support that? >> first of all, we do democrats, saw savings in medicare of over $700 billion and affordable care act. we use that money to strengthen medicare and extend its life for almost a decade and to increase benefits for seniors now. is there more opportunity for that? yes. but not at the expense of an official years. there have been all kinds of -- but not at the expense of beneficiaries. >> st. mary's hospital is a catholic institution in san francisco. should they be required to adjust to this new health plan? >> the compromise is a reasonable one. >> madame leader? >> yes. >> would you support that if it is part of the package? >> i want the middle class to get a break. i wo
. >> do you support obama having the power to increase the debt limit? >> can you clarify something? when he talk about trillions of dollars in cuts , does that factor cuts in cluded in the sequester? >> in the budget control act, it calls for over $1 trillion in cuts. >> the president opposed to propose of wedlock in a certain amount for entitlement programs. do democrats support that? >> first of all, we do democrats, saw savings in medicare of over $700 billion...
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as president obama said, there were not as many shovel ready jobs as he thought. >> pay down the debt and the deficits and create a growing economy. that is what we are focused on. we are focused on small business. that means cutting their taxes and streamlining taxes. make sure the have the loans that they need. we want to see made in america. rebuilding our infrastructure. build towns, roads, and water systems across our state. we need to refocus on building new roads and projects. i can tell you, we have tough choices to make. we can tighten our belt. we can cut spending. we have to do it precisely and carefully. we cannot have a "slash only" approach. >> can you suggest something that you would cut? she talks about cutting taxes and getting small businesses of the loans they need, but she has not done any of these things. what we need to get small business is going is to get the private sector to give them loans. her idea of getting a loan is taking money from taxpayers and giving it out to her favorite group. the right way to make a loan is to go to a bank can go through a legiti
as president obama said, there were not as many shovel ready jobs as he thought. >> pay down the debt and the deficits and create a growing economy. that is what we are focused on. we are focused on small business. that means cutting their taxes and streamlining taxes. make sure the have the loans that they need. we want to see made in america. rebuilding our infrastructure. build towns, roads, and water systems across our state. we need to refocus on building new roads and projects. i...
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that is because our debt is being driven by spending, play and simple. and therefore, to solve our problem, we must implement serious spending cuts and reforms. the good news is that this isn't hard to do. we have to look at the amount of revenue coming in and not spend more than that. rather than spending more than we can afford, we must prioritize our spending. hundreds of millions of americans do this every day. if my constituents in tennessee can balance their budgets, so can washington, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. sanchez: mr. speaker, down here in the well you might think that we are not a very friendly bunch towards each other but i want to let people know today that we actually have a lot of friendships here on this floor. and i want to take this time this week before we break for christmas to say good-bye to some of my friends w
that is because our debt is being driven by spending, play and simple. and therefore, to solve our problem, we must implement serious spending cuts and reforms. the good news is that this isn't hard to do. we have to look at the amount of revenue coming in and not spend more than that. rather than spending more than we can afford, we must prioritize our spending. hundreds of millions of americans do this every day. if my constituents in tennessee can balance their budgets, so can washington,...
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even president obama advocated to extend the bush tax cuts. we cannot afford to do this. >> nobody wants to raise taxes. the situation that we have with the debt is such that we have to look at revenue as well as cut. it is impossible to do it otherwise. i am engaged with a project called simpson-bowles which is a bipartisan effort to find a bipartisan solution to the deficit. what they propose is cutting tax rates, eliminating loopholes and exemptions, and actually reducing great but taking 8% of the revenues generated and putting it against the debt. i think that is prudent and responsible. nobody wants to raise taxes. we need to talk seriously about this. some framework i think are going to be necessary to solve this problem. what we will end up is a fair tax system and lower rates across the board and more fairly distributed among star people. >> it is common sense. it is a map. it is arithmetic. there has to be revenue. there have to be cut. i appreciate him talking on this issue. for someone hit signed the grover norquist pledge, he is n
even president obama advocated to extend the bush tax cuts. we cannot afford to do this. >> nobody wants to raise taxes. the situation that we have with the debt is such that we have to look at revenue as well as cut. it is impossible to do it otherwise. i am engaged with a project called simpson-bowles which is a bipartisan effort to find a bipartisan solution to the deficit. what they propose is cutting tax rates, eliminating loopholes and exemptions, and actually reducing great but...
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who ode more on their -- who just are trapped in mortgage debt. the economy is doing better -- the economy was dropping like a stone in january, 2009. that is the reality. since president obama has taken office, in just the first -- those first three or four month when is the economy was dropping like a stone, we have been adding jobs, we have been inching back in, even paul curbman suggested that there was some glimmer of light in the economy. but president obama didn't her its the worst economy since -- did inherit the worst economy since the great depression. host: thank you very much for talking to our viewers. appreciate your time. guest: thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> white house putting the fippishing touches on the state of the union. the associated press reporting that the president's speech was to future manufacturing, clean energy, education and american values. he was to unveil new proposals to address the housing crisis and he plans to prom
who ode more on their -- who just are trapped in mortgage debt. the economy is doing better -- the economy was dropping like a stone in january, 2009. that is the reality. since president obama has taken office, in just the first -- those first three or four month when is the economy was dropping like a stone, we have been adding jobs, we have been inching back in, even paul curbman suggested that there was some glimmer of light in the economy. but president obama didn't her its the worst...
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charting the obama and republican budget sorted by the office of management and budget and the c.b.o. the current path, according to this chart, up to 800%, 900% debt as a share of fwpped and the g.o.p. plan brings it back down to zero. is the current path we're on sustainable? guest: we have to reduce the deficit. that is our annual. of course that actually it -- yes. we both agree, democrats and republicans, that we have to tackle this deficit. the question is how quickly. the question is how. i think the democrats have been very clear that we have committed to spending cuts. we believe those spending cuts have to be in you a aspects of a budget. every part of the federal government can be more efficient and should be. we should demand for accountability, more transparency, more efficiency and we certainly should cut where we can if we believe there is less of a priority and we already agree on that. we agreed to spending caps at one point, $2 trillion over 10 years, and an additional over $1 trillion in, you know, through either sequester or some other way. we've already committed
charting the obama and republican budget sorted by the office of management and budget and the c.b.o. the current path, according to this chart, up to 800%, 900% debt as a share of fwpped and the g.o.p. plan brings it back down to zero. is the current path we're on sustainable? guest: we have to reduce the deficit. that is our annual. of course that actually it -- yes. we both agree, democrats and republicans, that we have to tackle this deficit. the question is how quickly. the question is...
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caller: i honestly would believe that obama will win the state. i'm a quick study with politics but i think reagan was the last republican to win this state. i'm not a progress knotty kate tor. i would -- i believe if romney wins he will be in the 279 flesh hold and if obama wins it will be in a landslide. host: remind they're we'll be live tomorrow evening. we'll have a live similar you will cast with politico programming. we'll show you the house and senate races. some of the victory speeches. your calls and comments and of course we are live in boston and chicago where the president will be in chicago, the romney campaign in and we'll cover those speeches in entirety. this is on our twitter page. host: our line for independents. good evening. caller: my comment is we're down here in west virginia. we all make our living in the coal fields. that is what produces everybody's living here. host: what are you looking for as far as turn out and who is going to win in your part of the country? caller: i hope romney wins because he's looking out for th
caller: i honestly would believe that obama will win the state. i'm a quick study with politics but i think reagan was the last republican to win this state. i'm not a progress knotty kate tor. i would -- i believe if romney wins he will be in the 279 flesh hold and if obama wins it will be in a landslide. host: remind they're we'll be live tomorrow evening. we'll have a live similar you will cast with politico programming. we'll show you the house and senate races. some of the victory...
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fact, the national debt increased 50% since president obama has been in office. now he is asking for another $1.20 trillion. fact, 1999. that happens to be the year 1-9- 9-9. my first grandchild was born. my first grandchild was born in 1-9-9-9. when she was born, the national debt for every man, woman, and child in the united states of america was $20,700. that is a that. at the beginning of 2012, new year's day, my fourth grandchild was born. he was born with $48,000 in debt before he took his first breath. that is a fact. if president obama spends another $1.20 trillion, every man, woman, child in this country will be looking at $53,000 per person in debt and is still climbing. this economy is not in recovery despite what you are being told. you are not being told the truth about this recovery. our gdp grew last year less than 2% for the whole year. they call that a recovery. china had a bad year last year. they only grew at a 8%. we grew less than 2%. that is a fact. this economy is still on life support. the union is in trouble. you may as well get ready to
fact, the national debt increased 50% since president obama has been in office. now he is asking for another $1.20 trillion. fact, 1999. that happens to be the year 1-9- 9-9. my first grandchild was born. my first grandchild was born in 1-9-9-9. when she was born, the national debt for every man, woman, and child in the united states of america was $20,700. that is a that. at the beginning of 2012, new year's day, my fourth grandchild was born. he was born with $48,000 in debt before he took...
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[applause] the debt we owe to those who fought and died for our freedoms. the president and mrs. obama have done so much to encourage americans to do more to recognize and support these great patriots. they have led the fight for the men and women who fought for our nation. as this nation faces tough economic times, we must do everything we can to ease the transition for the thousands of service members who will come home from war. they fought for us. the least we can do is fight for them. [applause] it is now my honor to introduce one of those soldiers. who fought in vietnam, senator chuck hagel. he led an and for sure squad in vietnam following the tet offensive. like millions in card debt -- a generation, he demonstrated heroism on the battlefield. he also demonstrated that patriotism, bravery, and heroism in public service that is followed. we thank you for honoring us with your presence today. thank you for your commitment to the united states of america. god bless you. [applause] >> leon, thank you. i am honored to be among you today. i am grateful for an opportunity to say
[applause] the debt we owe to those who fought and died for our freedoms. the president and mrs. obama have done so much to encourage americans to do more to recognize and support these great patriots. they have led the fight for the men and women who fought for our nation. as this nation faces tough economic times, we must do everything we can to ease the transition for the thousands of service members who will come home from war. they fought for us. the least we can do is fight for them....